Well, it’s happened. I accidentally started my holiday shopping today. Damn. I hate early, organized shoppers, and now I might be turning into one. But there they were–two cute pop-up books, one about butterflies and another about spiders–who could resist? Some yet-to-be-determined niece or nephew will be getting pro-bug propaganda from me this year.

If you’re in the mood to splurge, either for yourself or someone else, we hope you’ll consider clicking through to Gardeners Supply Company using the link below (or the ad that’s always in our sidebar.) You’ll get a discount, and we’ll get a kickback. What a deal.

But what to buy? Pictured here, a few recommendations:

The Lifetime Compost Screen. Set it on a wheelbarrow, sift the good stuff, throw the big chunks back on the pile.

Biobag compostable 15-qt bags. Finally, an easy way to get kitchen scraps to the compost pile. Use it to line a pail, or just toss everything off the cutting board into the bag, and compost the whole thing. Made of biodegradable cornstarch.

The SoilSoup compost tea brewer. Brew your own; brew some for a friend. It’s the gift that keeps on giving.

One response to “‘Tis the Season”

I’m doing fine on compost (I’ve a horse farm and have a large scale compost program going… as a neccesity else I’d be covered up). I’m curious what, if anything, you experts might suggest in the way soil sterilization?

All spring and summer it seems like I buy potting soil (good stuff) for my hot house, seeds and potted plants. Sometimes plants fail. Sometimes they don’t emerge. Sometimes cuttings don’t take. Anyway, I wind up with garbage cans full of “used” soil. I don’y know about nematods and bacteria and all that… but I keep thinking I should do something with this dirt before I reuse it.